Unfortunately, they couldn't meet the king. The items ended up in the prince's hands, and before they could seek any benefits for themselves, the village began to face misfortune, followed by the entire kingdom, which was ultimately destroyed by the Great Jin.
And now, their misfortune seems far from over.
The Crown Prince had no intention of continuing to hold them accountable, as they were merely ignorant peasants who happened to come across the poisoned stones. Before he found them, they had even hidden the remaining fragments like treasures.
Therefore, the Crown Prince only blamed the prince of Gaochang, sparing some of Gaochang's nobility.
However, the entire village was suspected of plotting against the Crown Prince, and on the Xizhou side, neither the new government nor the old nobility was willing to let them go easily. Therefore, the villagers couldn't even leave the village or communicate with the outside world.
